Joel Burgess|Asheville Citizen Times
ASHEVILLE - Hannah Guffey was in despair.
Accused of a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist while driving under the influence, the 25-year-old Brevard resident was arrested on felony charges and jailed in theBuncombe County Detention Facility in downtown Asheville.
Nine days later, on July 28, 2020,she died after hanging herself with a bedsheet, a death certificate said. She left behind her parents, afiancéand their 3-year-old daughter.
A day later, Buncombe jail detainee Jacob Biddix, 26, died after being found on the floor of his cell.